The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-02-19
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pErwEENTworowEnrlU-L1.,o1 n
Trouble of n Serious Nature Threatened DO.
tween the X. OF l.. and Indignation +
us tho ouigrowth OF tho Strike
mt the Nilpgo Steel Plant.

Recent reportd from Afingo are to the
effect that the trouble at tho Laughlin and
Junction Steel Company'a plant between
the company and the men, which has
been in progress for about two weeks past
10 much moro important than generally
believed, for 1t Ia said to be in reality a
contest between tho Knights OF Labor and
tho Amalgama!ed Association Of Iron and
Steel workers. n
Tho employee OF tho Junction Iron
Works arc members OF tho Amalgamation
while those Of tho steel plant weso and arc
Knights Of Labor. Among the rules un.
der which the steel plant was working
Eah ono which said that tonnage would be
paid only for iron that was actually work.
ed. Two weeks ago ono OF tho cranes
broke and only partial tonnsga could be
made. The report goes that the men
c!aimon that they wero not responsible 10.
mechanical breakages and should be paid
Tor full tonnage and thia led 10 the dis
charge Of Eeyen men, which the other
insist sball BIO taken back. ri a
In tho meantime tho employees OF thu
steel plant formed themselves into lodge
of the Amalgamated Association. Maa
ter Workman Croasley, OF Mingo, under
took to settle the trouble but fui,ed.
Thursday William Ii. Bailey, Chairman
OF tho Executive Board OF tho kuights o.
Labor, aud William Weihe, Presidont o.
tho Amalgamatod AsBociaton, held @ con
ference ct tho Imperial Hotel, in Steubsn
vile. Bir. Wefhe claimed that tho mer
at the Mingo steel plant made application
three weeks before the trouble 10 be al
mitted to tho Amalgamatcd Association
and Mr.. Bailey claimed that the interior
ence OF that organization was unwarrant
cd. The conference did not reault Ia any
settlement Of the difficulty. Both partie!
were firm In their protestOtione, right ant
wrong, and it looks rs II the case WAS to BIZ
made teat one between the two o.gani
zations. mn
| ~ ANOTHER INTERPRETING REPORT.
An Associated Press diupatch cent gu
from Pittsburgh last night saya that tn,
strike Is threatening serious trouble be
tween tho Knights OF Labor ond thu
Amalgamstion,! the former having or
dered tho men to work and the latte
organization sustaining thom in thei
etrike. 1t statesfurther: This is regarded
ss the beginning Of fight in which
danger is threatened identical with tina
now c1isting between the knights ant
the International Cigar Makera' Union
That tho men must give up one or thu
other association is almost certain
Within tho past few months there hal
bsen = epecial effort Of both organization!
to strengthen their membership anon,
the iron and stscl workers. The Amalga
mated Association has been bring
ing in new lodges every week
and hsvo been especially successful
among tho Hteel workers. Thil
increase in new members alone, is said t
now amount to about 1000 men. Twc
new lodges were organized within a cou
pie Of days; ono 10 at Terre Haute, Ind.
and the other at Berwood, w. Va. It il
eaid that to-day the Amslgamated Asso
citation is stronger than at any tins in it,
history.
AN EMDlTTERED FEELING.
The Knights.oi Labor have been equally
diligent in securing mill and steel workert
into their order. Special organizer
having been sent out to rel
taie class OF workme1 int 'tho or.
der. This Strengthening OF the mem.
HNs- t,s